Anybody else notice the bouquets being thrown by GMMG to Ben Hutton? Yeah, he's a NCAA guy so you rarely hear about them, but looking at this thread and the kid's stat lines and you have to wonder if there's truth to the hype. Anybody find anything beyond what hockeysfuture and the Sun blotters have on this kid?

Lancer wrote:Anybody else notice the bouquets being thrown by GMMG to Ben Hutton? Yeah, he's a NCAA guy so you rarely hear about them, but looking at this thread and the kid's stat lines and you have to wonder if there's truth to the hype. Anybody find anything beyond what hockeysfuture and the Sun blotters have on this kid?

You are talking about a guy - Mike Gillis who slagged the previous managements drafting and developing on the day of his hiring. LMAO

The Process!

"I just want to say one word to you. Just one word. Are you listening? - Plastics." - The Graduate

I wonder where Vancouver sits in terms of the number of players it has on contract and how far away they are from the max? Is this another case, like Hamill, of a player not happy with the minutes and competition in which he's playing? Is this a payroll-reduction thing? Are they trying to clear some space to add some more/better/younger prospects?

Either way, I wish Polasek well in Europe - where he will no doubt be playing before too long.

Lancer wrote:I wonder where Vancouver sits in terms of the number of players it has on contract and how far away they are from the max? Is this another case, like Hamill, of a player not happy with the minutes and competition in which he's playing? Is this a payroll-reduction thing? Are they trying to clear some space to add some more/better/younger prospects?

I guess that explains his poor showing at the WJHC pre-season and why he got cut. Good thing is he can get it done now and hopefully get in a couple of games if not at least getting a full summer to work on getting stronger and prepping for camp instead of just rehabbing.